Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Hello there! Regrettably, I've been a bit remiss and haven't had the time to post about two previous sponsorships--one for Creative Moments and one for Digitally Sweet. My apologies to both these challenge blogs.

Before I go to bed tonight I wanted to make sure that I let you know about my current sponsorship over at the Outlawz Challenge Blog. While you do have to sign in over at Outlawz, it is free to be a member and there is a different challenge every day of the week to keep you busy. Every Monday it is the Greeting Cards Challenge. That is the one that I am sponsoring this week.The rules of the challenge are that your project must have a greeting/sentiment on the outside. The theme this week is Anything Goes. The weekly winner is announced at the beginning of the following week and the prizes are awarded monthly.

Now for this challenge I decided to allow members to use any of my designs that they could make work for their project.

The prize will be winner's choice of any of my full kits or a total of 30 papers (for ex., 5 mini kits).

Now while it was only for one day, I also wanted to mention that I sponsored one of the Outlawz DT members, Holley B., who was having a special celebration throughout the entire month of February. Holley just celebrated her 7 year post brain surgery anniversary. Serious congrats to Holley! Please be sure to congratulate her on such an amazing milestone. You can find her blog HERE.

I offered up one of my sentiment sets as a prize to three lucky winners on her blog during her Feb. 27th post. Now normally here is where I offer up a freebie for incentive. However, this time I'm going to do something a bit different. I'm going to offer up that same sentiment set to three of my own readers.

In order to be eligible to win, simply leave me a comment letting me know of a special celebration where you'd use one or more of these sentiments. I'll pick three winners and share the names next week. You have until end of day next Monday, March 6th, to submit your comment.

Now if you'd like a freebie for the challenge, since it is anything goes, click on 'free' or 'freebie' in the sidebar and there are over 200 plus posts to choose from to find something that would work for the challenge.

You can find out all the details you need to enter the challenge over at the Outlawz Challenge Blog. To head there now, click HERE but don't forget you need sign in to play. I hope to see some of you there!

Howdy folks! The winner post from the recent Birthday Bonanza Challenge and Blog Hop is up over at the Scribbles Designs Challenge Blog. I'm just popping in to share the name of the winner of the image that I offered up on my blog.

Peggie Sue, to claim your prize, please send a message to Lisa at decossesdynamitedoodles [at] yahoo [dot] ca (don't forget to replace 'at' and 'dot' with the appropriate symbols), with the subject heading, "SD BH Image Winner". Be sure to let me know your name and the image that you have won (since I'll be getting this same message from several other people).

If you participated in the blog hop or the challenge be sure to click HERE to find out who all the luck winners are. It might just be YOU!

Sunday, February 26, 2017

Hello everyone! I'm so pleased to say that Faith, the designer and owner of From the Heart Stamps (FTHS) is feeling better and wanting to get the progressive stamp of the month challenge back up and running!

I'm so happy to be working with these amazing images again!

In order to enter the FTHS progressive challenge, you must either have received the latest image by having participated in the previous month (June 2016) or you can buy the stamp for the current month's challenge. Everyone who enters and follows the rules is a winner because you automatically get the stamp for the next month's challenge. Stop by the site and check out the rules for yourself. While you are there, have a look around. They have some really awesome images.

General Info:

This card has been created 100% digitally and then layered in a Mock Up (courtesy of Frisk Shop). I will print it out and assemble it a later date.

The image on the front,“Hogs and Kisses PigWit”, is available for purchase over at From the Heart Stamps. Click on the title or on the watermark below to go to its location in the store.

If you missed out, you can still play along with the challenge by purchasing the image. Then you can enter the challenge and receive next month’s digi free. Alternatively, if you spend $10 in the From The Heart Stamps store this month, you'll receive the image for free. To find the special code you need, be sure to check out the original post by clicking HERE.

This sentiment was created by Paulette from Create with TLC. For great freebies and inspiration be sure to click HERE to go to Paulette's blog and for awesome sets for purchase, click HERE to go to the home page of the store.

OVERALLDigital Paper:

The dotted paper is from the Bloom kit designed by Rachel Dickson from ComputerScrapbook.com, and is still available as a freebie.

Digital Embellishments:

I created and layered two basic square shapes to serve as matting in behind the image on the front and the sentiment on the inside. I also created one to serve as matting for the sentiment on the front. All these shapes were adjusted simply with bevels.

I also created three lines and then adjusted them using a layer style from Shelby Kate Schmitz of graphicssoft.about.com.

I have applied shadow layer styles to give certain elements some depth. These styles were designed by Sheila Reid, Pixel Scrapper.

Saturday, February 25, 2017

Hello there! It is time to get my progressive card for the Gerda Steiner Designs Progressive Challenge uploaded.

Check out the adorable image that we got to work with this month...

Everyone who played along in last month's challenge received Love You More Than Chocolate
for free. If you decide to hop on and play along in the Gerda Steiner
Designs Progressive Challenge, then you can purchase this digital by
clicking HERE (or on the watermark above to head to its location in the store). This
way you'll receive next month's digital stamp for free.

Here are my card and details...

General Info:

This card has been created 100% digitally and then layered in a Mock Up (courtesy of Frisk Shop). I will print it out and assemble it a later date.

FRONT

Digital Image Details:

Love You More Than Chocolate: You can find this image in the store. Details above.

The sentiments on the front & inside was created by Paulette from Create with TLC. For great freebies and inspiration be sure to click HERE to go to Paulette's blog and for awesome sets for purchase, click HERE to go to the home page of the store. Both have been recoloured to suit the purposes of this project.

Digital Paper Products:

All the digi papers are from an Imagine That Digistamp set, Ticket to Bliss. Clicking on the watermark below will take you to the set's location in the store.

Digital Embellishments:

I have used basic shapes in Photoshop Elements to create matting in behind the image and the sentiment.

I have applied shadow layer styles to give certain elements some depth. These styles were designed by Sheila Reid, Pixel Scrapper.

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

It's Valentine's Day and you know what that means--a freebie in honour of the occasion!!!

This digital paper is 3600 x 3600 pixels, in jpg format and published at 300 dpi. Credits include: Paul Lloyd and Guerillacraft. To grab it, click the download button to be taken to a download location. In the zip folder you will find a copy of the paper, its preview sheet, the credit information and my terms of use which are standard to all my folders.

Interested in another freebie?

It is time for a Flash Friday over at the Scribbles Designs Challenge Blog. This time around we're offering up some luscious Lips (#F 131). You can find the freebie over in a special Happy Valentine's Day post by clicking HERE or this image can also be found in the store HERE.

Hope you all have a wonderful day and get the opportunity to spend some quality time with someone special!

Friday, February 03, 2017

Freebie Friday is going to become Flash Freebie.
Basically, that means that instead of a regularly planned freebie,
you'll now have to keep your eye on the blog because you just never
know when a freebie might be offered. You might see two Flash Freebies
in a month or you might have to wait two months for the next one!

For more details on this change, head over to the challenge blog. Today I've offered up two freebies--a lipstick image [#F 130 Lipstick (Free)] and its coloured counterpart [#F 133 Lipstick (Free)]. You can find the freebie over in today's post by clicking HERE or these images can also be found in the store [#F 130 can be found HERE and #F 133 can be found HERE].

General Info:

This tag has been created 100% digitally and then layered in a Mock Up (courtesy of Frisk Shop). I will print it out and assemble it a later date.

TAG

Digital Image Details:

#F 133 Lipstick (Free): If you click on
the name you can find this image in the store. You can also click HERE to find it in my Flash Freebie post.

Digital Sentiment Details:

This neat sentiment was created by
Paulette from Create with TLC. For great freebies and inspiration be
sure to click HERE to go to Paulette's blog and for awesome sets for purchase, click HERE to go to the home page of the store.

Digital Embellishment Details:

I used a template to create this tag. This template was purchased from Marisa Lerin, Pixel Scrapper.

The shadow to give certain elements some depth were created with a layer style, from Sheila Reid, Pixel Scrapper.

So, be sure to follow the Scribbles Designs Challenge Blog so you don't miss any Flash Freebies. Don't forget, you can find the Lipsticks from February 3rd's post HERE.
It is a great way to add to your SD digi stamp collection. Remember,
when you use an SD image on a project that you enter into our monthly
challenge, you get extra entries! That is a great incentive to use one
of Sandy's images. Why not this one?

Hey folks! I'm here today to announce the next challenge over at Pattie's Creations Design Challenge. Before I start, I just wanted to say a big HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to ME--This month marks my THIRD year with Pattie's Creations!!! I cannot believe how quickly the time has passed. Since I started back in February of 2014, there have been lots of team changes--in fact, I'm the only team member still around from three years ago, all the designers currently on the team have come on since that time. Though, there are two people that have been constant during my time and that is Pattie herself, the owner and designer of the wonderful images I get to use each month, and her sister Sandi, who is our Team Leader. Thanks so much to these two lovely ladies for all their hard work and also for believing in me and keeping me around! I look forward to my future as a designer on this team.

Right now, it is time to get back to the details of this challenge. This time around for Challenge #131, the theme is Lots of RED. You can go the traditional route with hearts and/or flowers since Valentine's Day is fast approaching; or, you can take a non traditional road like I did and make something different. As long as you use lots of RED in your project, the form it takes is up to you!

Here is my card, I hope that I haven't forgotten any important details:

General Info:

If you have been with me for a while, you know my fondness for puns! I thought this would make a berry sweet card for my momma's upcoming birthday.

This card has been created 100% digitally and then layered in a Mock Up (courtesy of Frisk Shop). I will print it out and assemble it a later date.

FRONT

Digital Image Details:

Strawberries In Basket: I love this beautiful basket of strawberries. You can
find it in Pattie's Etsy shop by clicking on the image name or watermark
linked below.

This image has been coloured digitally.

Two Strawberries: This was the perfect image to add to the sentiment. It can
also be found in Pattie's Etsy store.

Digital Sentiment Details:

This pun sentiment was created by Paulette from Create with TLC. It is available in the Sweet Sentiments Birthday set. For great freebies and inspiration be sure to click HERE to go to Paulette's blog and for awesome sets for purchase, click HERE to go to the home page of the store.

Digital Embellishments:

The buttons were created using a template and the button strings were an existing element that I recoloured to suit the purpose of this card. Both of these items were originally designed by Sheila Reid, Pixel Scrapper.

INSIDE

Digital Image Details:

Strawberry Love Heart: How could I resist adding this fabulous strawberry heart frame to the inside of my card?! This image can
also be found in Pattie's Etsy store.

I decided to just colour the outline instead of all the berries to give it a sort of outline silhouette look.

Digital Sentiment Details:

The sentiment used on the inside of my card was also created by Paulette from Create with TLC.

OVERALLDigital Paper Products:

I have used two papers from the Tooty Fruity kit, along with a paper from the Satin Fabrics kit. All these papers are from Imagine That! Digistamp. Click on the wms below to find them in the store.

Digital Embellishments:

I have used basic shapes in Photoshop Elements to create matting in behind the image and the sentiment.

I have applied shadow layer styles to give certain elements some depth. These styles were designed by Sheila Reid, Pixel Scrapper.

You have until March 2nd to enter our challenge which should give you
lots of time to get a creation done. Remember the theme is Lots of RED.
I really hope that you will be able to join us. You can enter twice per challenge and of
course MUST follow all the challenge requirements that are posted for
each challenge (please click HERE
to become familiar with all the rules). In addition to all the typical criterion, you MUST USE A DIGITAL OR
STAMPED IMAGE to qualify for the drawing (unless stated otherwise). We
would absolutely love to see you use a Pattie's Creations
(PC) image on your card, but you are allowed to use other images. If
you do use a PC image, you will gain an extra entry in the draw and will
have a better chance to WIN! Easy Peasy right!

Pop over to the challenge
blog and check out what my fabulous teammates have offered up for
inspiration. Oh and don't forget...Pattie offers up a new freebie the
first Friday of the month and it will remain up for approximately two
weeks; so, be sure to pop over and check it out as well!

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Hi! My name is Lisa and welcome to my blog. Whether drawing, painting, cross-stitching, card making, or doing nail art, I've been 'creating' since I was knee high to a grasshopper. At the end of 2011, I really started getting interested in the world of card making and nail art. I knew that there were already a lot of creative card makers, digi stamp designers, and nail artists out there and I continue to learn a lot from them, but I needed a place to showcase my work so I could enter some challenges and as a result, created this blog in October of 2012.
I live in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. I am happily married to my college sweetheart and we have been married for over 27 years. We were never blessed with children so our 'babies' have always been cats. Currently, we have one female tabby named Marigold.
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